Bovine. Rome, 1st–3rd centuries AD.

Bovine. Rome, 1st–3rd centuries AD.
Bronze.
Measurements: 5.5 cm high.

Small Roman bronze figure depicting a bovine, likely a bull or ox, modeled with concise and compact forms. The piece features a robust body, a tilted head, curved horns, and short legs—features that accentuate its volumetric strength despite its small size.

In the Roman world, small bronze animal figures may have served various purposes: votive objects, amulets, decorative elements, or items associated with domestic and ritual contexts. The bovine, due to its association with strength, fertility, sacrifice, and agricultural wealth, occupied a prominent place in the symbolic and religious culture of antiquity.